gentry

Chapter 80
In the darkness, Xiaoman suddenly felt soft under her body, and was about to touch it tentatively with her hands.

Luo Fei suddenly exclaimed from under him: "Where are you going to touch it?!"

"Ah!" Xiaoman was taken aback, and immediately withdrew her hand.

At this time, the flame of the lighter flickered, and Xiaoman realized that he and Luo Fei were face to face, almost touching each other.Xiaoman gasped, and hurriedly backed away, but unexpectedly extinguished the flame of the lighter.

In the silent darkness, the breathing of the two was very clear.Suddenly, a strange chirping sound came from the two of them.

"Looks like a mouse." Luo Fei said softly.

"Mouse!" Xiaoman immediately turned over quickly, bounced off Luo Fei, and began to tremble all over.

Luo Fei got up calmly, patted the dust on his body, and lit the lighter again, "Detective Qin, let's go, the mouse was scared away by you."

Feeling a bit groggy, Xiaoman gave Luo Fei a blank look, and then walked closely behind Luo Fei into the passage of the secret room.While walking, Xiaoman peeked at Luo Fei's expression, faintly feeling a little uncomfortable.When Luo Fei found that Xiaoman was peeking at him, he immediately withdrew his gaze, returned to a cold demeanor, and walked forward as if nothing had happened.

When Luo Fei and Xiaoman were about to walk into the secret room along the dark passage, there was a faint light flickering at the end.

The two exchanged glances, then walked cautiously into the secret room in front of them.

After the two entered, they found that there was a cabinet in the middle of the secret room, and a desk lamp was placed on the desk beside it, emitting a dim light.

Luo Fei smiled slightly: "It's finally here."

"That famous painting is probably in the cabinet." Xiaoman said excitedly, pointing at the cabinet.

"You'll know when you open it." Luo Fei said as he stepped forward to check the cabinet door, and suddenly found a combination lock on the door.

Xiaoman came over to check and frowned: "Why is there no keyhole?"

"This is called a combination lock. The door will only open if you point your fingers at the correct number in sequence." Luo Fei then explained.

"Wang Charlie can't speak anymore, how can he know the password?" Xiaoman looked at Luo Fei with a look of embarrassment on his face.

Luo Fei stared at the combination lock, lost in thought.

After a while, Luo Fei suddenly murmured and repeated: "Just because I am in this mountain..."

Xiaoman curled her lips: "At this time, are you still in the mood to recite poetry?"

Luo Fei didn't explain, and suddenly reached out to Xiaoman and said, "Take out Xu Xiake's poetry collection and notebook."

Xiaoman then spread the book on the desk, with the notebook on the left and Xu Xiake's travel notes on the right.

Luo Fei began to translate one by one according to the page number and word count, while Qin Xiaoman helped record it.

Xiaoman looked at it, suddenly his eyes lit up, he pointed to the notebook and couldn't help but say, "Luo Fei, the password is—"

Luo Fei immediately made a silent gesture to Xiaoman.Immediately afterwards, he approached Xiaoman and turned off the light on the table.

In the darkness, Luo Fei and Xiao Man were close together in a corner.After their eyes adjusted to the dark environment, they vaguely saw a black figure walking into the secret room, approaching the cabinet step by step.

And just as the black shadow was about to open the cabinet door, a fire suddenly lit up behind him!The black figure let out an "Ah!" in fright, and turned around to see Luo Fei's resolute face under the light of the lighter.At the same time, the firelight reflected the appearance of that black figure, and that person turned out to be Chen Shuang!
Before Chen Shuangduo could react, Xiaoman clasped his hands behind his back and was crushed to the ground hard.

"You have been following us since just now." Luo Fei squatted down and asked Chen Shuang, playing with the lighter.

Xiaoman exerted force on her hands, and scolded: "Chen Shuang, tell me, did you kill Wang Charlie?"

Chen Shuang wailed again and again: "No, no, I didn't kill anyone."

"But you broke into the scene of the accident, right?" Luo Fei sneered.

Chen Shuang was taken aback: "How do you know?"

"It's the smell of cologne on you." Luo Fei said as he lifted Chen Shuang's collar, "Last night I walked around among the guests a few times, but you were the only one who used the cologne with the scent of gardenia."

Chen Shuang looked embarrassed: "I see that Charlie Wang is going to take over the mountain, so I proposed the intention to buy his famous paintings, and planned to arrange an expedition team to find the hidden ones."

While speaking, Xiaoman pulled Chen Shuang up, and Chen Shuang sat on the ground awkwardly, rubbing the other arm with one hand, and continued: "My terms are quite favorable, and I will share with him [-]-[-], but he has not I agreed, so I wanted to talk to him again in the morning, but as soon as I got to the corridor, I saw Lin Zaizhong running out in a panic."

Luo Fei came back to his senses, picked up the combination paper, and opened the combination lock of the cabinet by himself.

Xiaoman stared at Chen Shuang: "What next?"

"I went in and saw that Charlie Wang died suddenly. I felt that the opportunity had come. There was a key hanging around his neck. I thought it must be the key to the place where the paintings were stored, so I tore it off, and it was this one." Chen Shuang said Then he took out a key from his pocket and handed it to Xiaoman, "I wanted to look for a map or something, but I heard noises in the corridor, so I left quickly."

Xiaoman took the key and looked at it carefully: "Luo Fei, since this key is not for opening the cabinet, why is Charlie Wang still hanging around his neck?"

"The puzzles have to be solved one by one. Find the famous paintings first." Luo Fei smiled slightly, turning the combination lock left and right, listening carefully to the sound of the lock.

"This key came from the deceased, and it must be handed in as evidence. As for your illegal entry into the scene of the crime—"

"Xiaoman, he's just trying to make money, so let's let him go this time." Luo Fei winked at Xiaoman as he spoke, "At least he still has the brains to follow me to find clues."

"Mr. Luo—oh, Detective Luo is right." Chen Shuang looked at Luo Fei gratefully, "I see that you look confident, and you want to follow you, maybe you can find the hiding place of the famous painting. I guessed it right! Don't worry, when I discover the treasure, I will give you half of it."

"I will cherish your money?" Luo Fei said disdainfully.

Chen Shuang smiled awkwardly, and slapped himself lightly: "Look at my broken mouth, I said the wrong thing again."

At this moment, Luo Fei unlocked the coded lock with a bang.Xiaoman and Chen Shuang immediately took a closer look.As soon as the cabinet door was opened, Luo Fei immediately took out a painting from inside and unfolded it to look at it.

I saw that this painting is a landscape of an island.

Chen Shuang looked at it for a long time but didn't understand why, so he turned to Luo Fei and said, "Where is this treasure?"

Xiaoman also looked at Luo Fei with a puzzled expression.

"We'll talk about it when we go back." Luo Fei said as he put away the painting.

Luo Fei and Xiaoman then went back to the temporary interrogation room and spread out the famous paintings found in the secret room on the table. Javert leaned closer and looked at it carefully: "It's just an ordinary island? Luo Fei, do you see anything?" Sha Wei Wei raised his head and looked at Luo Fei.

Luo Fei looked at the scenery outside the window, frowning and thinking about something.

Xiaoman walked up to Luo Fei anxiously, followed Luo Fei's line of sight to look out the window, and asked inexplicably, "Luo Fei! Why are you in a daze?"

Luo Fei turned around: "Chen Shuang took the key around Charlie Wang's neck. The person who killed him was not for the famous painting, but for his life."

"Could it be that the murderer didn't find the key?" Xiaoman speculated.

Luo Fei shook his head grimly: "Impossible. Judging from the murder method, the murderer must have been prepared. If he kills for a famous painting, he will definitely not return empty-handed."

Javert sighed: "We acted quickly, butler He just came to inform that the cable car will be repaired in half an hour and come up to pick up people."

Luo Fei nodded: "I never bothered to ask Wang Dashan about it. In the entire villa, his statement is left."

Xiaoman: "I'd say he's the most suspect. He avoided us on purpose when we met him a few times. If it wasn't for his ulterior motives, why was he so afraid of us?"

"There are only three reasons for the murderer to kill someone." Luo Fei showed a disapproving expression, "It's either for money, for love, or for revenge. If the motive comes down to seeking revenge, Wang Dashan is indeed suspicious, but we must arrest him." There has to be evidence, too."

After Luo Fei finished speaking, he walked up to Javert: "Inspector, take a good look at the famous paintings first, Xiaoman and I will go find Wang Dashan."

Javert nodded: "Leave it to me."

Afterwards, Luo Fei and Xiao Man came out of the inquiry room and hurried along the corridor.When the two passed by a guest room, Wang Susu suddenly opened the door and complained to the two: "Luo Fei, Xiaoman, how long are we going to be locked up?"

Luo Fei looked around and signaled Wang Susu to enter the room.

"Xiaoman, you're not here. I'm afraid of dying in the room alone. Has the murderer been found out?" Wang Susu couldn't wait to pull Xiaoman over to ask as soon as she closed the door.

"Sister Susu, don't worry, Luo Fei and I already have some eyebrows." Xiaoman patted Wang Susu's hand and winked at Luo Fei while comforting her.

Luo Fei also comforted and warned: "The murderer's purpose is very clear, you stay in the room obediently, I will definitely solve the case before the cable car is repaired, and let you go home smoothly."

Wang Susu, who was restless, wanted to sit down, but she stepped on her high heels and fell down. She subconsciously supported the wall and touched the clock on the wall.Wang Susu immediately fell to the ground, and the clock fell.The side of the wall clock against the wall was covered with dust, and the dust choked Wang Susu to cough.Xiaoman hurriedly squatted down to pat Wang Susu's back, and helped her stand up.Luo Fei leaned over to pick up the clock, ready to hang it back.

Wang Susu raised her head and looked around, with a look of disgust on her face: "There is a life in this place, and the yin is too heavy. I have to leave as soon as possible."

At this time, Xiaoman suddenly noticed that Luo Fei was holding the clock in a daze, so he walked over and looked at the clock.Xiaoman looked at it for a while and didn't see any problem. Just about to ask, Luo Fei stretched out his index finger and wiped the dust on the back of the clock.

At this time, Wang Susu looked at Luo Fei also a little strangely: "Luo Fei, what are you doing with that clock? Hurry up and catch the murderer."

Luo Fei didn't respond either, and focused on marking the back of the clock with his dusty index finger in circles.While paddling, Luo Fei suddenly dropped the wall clock, opened the door, and ran out.

"Xiaoman come with me, I know!"

Xiaoman heard this, and hurriedly ran to follow.

Only Wang Susu was left sitting by the bed in a daze, then suddenly walked quickly to the door and closed it tightly.

(End of this chapter)